Speaker Search – Maria Franzoni

Yanis Varoufakis

Former Minister of Finance of Greece

Mark Mobius

One of the "Top Ten Money Managers of the 20th Century"

Bruno Marion

Futurist and expert on global trends and innovation

Francois Hollande

Former President of France

Sir Mo Farah

Olympic, World and European champion in the 5000 & 10000 metres

Mark McCulloch

Industry Expert & Podcaster: Brand, Marketing, Digital, Social Media and Employee Engagement

Jimmy McGhie

Stand Up Comedian

Nicky Morgan

Member of Parliament

Martin Lindstrom

The World's Leading Brand Expert

Kate Russell

Journalist, Reporter and Author

Rob Brydon

Comedian, Radio and Television Presenter, Singer and Impressionist.

Jean David

One of the pioneers and builders of the Cirque du Soleil

Rita Clifton

International Branding Expert and Business Leader

Jamling Tenzing Norgay

Climbed with Sir Edmond Hillary on the first ascent of Everest

James Rickards

Editor of Strategic Intelligence

Bronisław Komorowski

President of Poland 2010-15

Graham Brown-Martin

Founder of Learning Without Frontiers

Michael Rogers

Futurist

Kilian Kleinschmidt

Expert on Humanitarian Aid

Farah Pandith

First ever Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the United States Department of State

Kevin Money

Director of the Positive Psychology Forum & Director of the John Madejski Centre for Reputation at the Henley Business School

Dame Heather Rabbatts DBE

Managing Director of Cove Pictures

Ayesha Khanna

Co-Founder and CEO of ADDO AI

Josep “Pep” Guardiola

Josep 'Pep' Guardiola is one of the superstars of world football

Elle MacPherson

Model, Actress and Business Woman

Graham Cluley

Independent Computer Security Analyst

John Cleese

Actor, Comedian and Writer. Founding Member of Monty Phython's Flying Circus

Philip Hesketh

Expert specialising in Persuasion and Influence

Sir Craig Oliver

Former Prime Minister Cameron’s Director of Politics and Communications

David McCandless

Designer and author of 'Information is Beautiful'

Benedetto Conversano

Former Chief Enterprise Architect for IKEA

Lisa Forte

Social Engineering and Cyber Security Expert

Giada Vercelli

Financial journalist, award-winning author, broadcaster, conference moderator

Jack Milner

Comedy Director at Stand Up & Deliver and Co-Founder of We Do Things Differently

Roger Black

Former World Champion and Olympic silver medallist

Chris Moon

First amputee ultra runner, Marathon des Sables

Robin Sieger

Keynote Motivational Speaker

Paul Boross

The Pitch Doctor

Alex Honnold

Professional Rock Climber & Star of Emmy-nominated "Alone on the Wall"

Julian Wheatland

Former Chairman of SCL Group and COO & CFO of the Cambridge Analytica

Darren Stanton

The World's Leading Body Language and Deception Detection Expert

Martin Roll

World-renowned Thought Leader, CEO mentor and Author of Asian Brand Strategy

David Holland MBA

Founder and CEO of 'Results Rules OK'

Ellis Watson

Managing Director of Newspapers at the Scottish media group, DC Thomson

Chris Moss

Brand and Marketing Leader

Simon Anholt

Founder the Good Country and Independent Policy Advisor

Elizabeth Linder

Founder of the Conversational Century and Founder of Facebook’s Politics & Government Division

Major General Patrick Marriott

Former Commandant of the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst

Robert Craven

Founder, Grow Your Digital Agency GYDA Initiative

Joan Oliver Fontanet

Former CEO of Barcelona Football Club

Sonu Shivdasani

Founder and CEO, Soneva

Alex Staniforth

Record-breaking adventurer, keynote speaker, published author, brand ambassador and charity fundraiser

Mary Tillson

Highly experienced Management and Leadership Development Principal Consultant

Steve Mould

Comedian and Scientist

Warren Knight

Digital Leadership Keynote Speaker and Digital Transformation Strategist

Nell Watson

Engineer, Entrepreneur, and Futurist Thinker

Neil Mullarkey

Comedian, Founder of Comedy Store Players and Creator of the Improv Mindset

Rachel Lomax

Former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England

Robert Tucker

Driving Growth Through Innovation

Daisy McAndrew

ITV News' Special Correspondent

Robert Mazur

U.S. Customs special agent who led one of the most successful undercover operations in U.S. law enforcement history

Sir Peter Westmacott

Former British Ambassador to the United States 2012-2016

Tim Oliver

The Ricky Gervais / David Brent Lookalike Impersonator

Lorraine Carter

Founder and Principal of Persona Branding & Design

Martin Elliott

Leading Paediatric Heart and Lung Surgeon

Luca Longobardi

Entrepreneur, Author, Successful Businessman and Branded “The Mafia’s Banker”

Greg Thain

Serial Entrepreneur and Investor

Dominik Neidhart

Three-time competitor in the America‘s Cup

Tim Urban

Celebrated Blogger and Thinking Person’s Cartoonist

Sir Richard Branson

Founder of Virgin Group

Toni Nadal

Elite coach, trainer of Rafael Nadal

Douglas Rediker

Executive Chairman of International Capital Strategies and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution

Marco Vicenzino

Expert on Geopolitics and Security

Dhiraj Mukherjee

Digital Business Executive and Entrepreneur

Don Peppers

World Authority on Customer-Focused Relationship Management Strategies

Viktor Mayer- Schönberger

Expert on Big Data and Professor of Internet Governance at Oxford University

Richard Gerver

Award-winning Speaker, Bestselling Author and World-renowned Thinker

Sanderson Jones

Inspirational Comedian

Todd Dewett

Leadership and Life Expert

Claudia Olsson

Digital Transformation Strategist

Tom Morley

Scritti Politti Founder, Team Building Genius and Conference Energiser

Peter Draper

Former Director of Marketing at Manchester United FC

Anders Sorman-Nilsson

Global Futurist and Innovation Strategist

Stefan Hyttfors

Acclaimed Futurist and Author

James Pearce

The Communicator

Frank Gardner OBE

Broadcaster and Author

Lijia Zhang

Writer, Social Commentator and Speaker

Armen Papazian

A visionary thinker, innovator, financial economist, and founder and CEO of Finoptek and Value Xd

Peter Wahl

Critic of globalisation, publicist and Chairman of NGO World Economy, Ecology & Development (WEED)

Hamish Taylor

Renowned Expert on Leadership, Innovation and Branding

Joe DiVanna

Innovator to the Financial Services Industry

Dr Gabrielle Walker

International expert speaker, moderator and strategist - with a focus on sustainability, new energy and climate change

Gavin Hastings

Former International Rugby Player

James Rubin

Former Assistant Secretary of State to Bill Clinton

Rumman Chowdhury

Senior Principal at Accenture and Global Lead for Responsible AI on their Applied Intelligence team

Simon Rogers

Data Editor at Google

Benjamin Zander

Inspirational Former Conductor of Boston Philharmonic Orchestra

Baroness Susan Greenfield

Neurobiologist: International expert on the brain, author and broadcaster

Steven Van Belleghem

Thought leader on the transformation of customer relationships and the future of marketing

Dr Raj Persaud

Consultant Psychiatrist

Michael Spence

Nobel Laureate, Economics. Chairman of an Independent Commission on Growth in Developing Countries

Monika Bielskyte

Futurist; VR & AR Expert; Advisor on Leading Hollywood Productions & Technology Sector

Tim Reid

Award Winning Comedy Writer and Innovation Expert

Ben Hammersley

Futurist / Author / Digital Thought Leader

Jacques Villeneuve

Former Canadian F1 Driver

Alastair Campbell

Communicator, Writer & Strategist

Fiona Bruce

News Presenter

Erik Black

Glitter Painter

Lord Sebastian Coe

Inspirational World Record Holder and Olympic Champion

Todd Buchholz

Former Director of Economic Policy to the US President

Susie Wolff

Team Principal of Venturi Formula-E Team, Founder of Dare To Be Different, Former F1 Test Driver

Julian Stodd

Captain and Founder of Sea Salt Learning

Hugh Montgomery

Director of UCL Institute for Human Health and Performance

Steve Peters

Consultant Psychiatrist working in Elite Sport

Tom Avery

Record breaking explorer and author

Mark Webber

Nine-time Grand Prix winner and FIA World Endurance Champion

Melinda Crane

American journalist, political commentator and presenter

Sharron Davies MBE

One of the UK's best-known sportswomen

Nick Saunders

The Family Man

Richard Browning

Founder and Chief Test Pilot of Gravity Industries

Rand Hindi

Entrepreneur in Artificial Intelligence and Privacy. Founder of Snips.ai

Lucy Hawking

Influential Populariser of Science; Best-selling Author and Story-teller, Daughter of Theoretical Physicist Stephen Hawking

Gesine Thomson

Visionary Architect, Life Adventurer and Founder of the World Consciousness Center

Jake Meyer

World Record Breaking Mountaineer and Adventurer

Gilan Gork

Mentalist

Shed Simove

Ideas Man

Sophie Sabbage

Mindset alchemist, adversity thriver, Sunday Times bestselling author

Mark Stevenson

Futurist and Author

Allyson Stewart-Allen

International Marketing and inter-cultural working expert

Nigel Mead

Professional Crowd Pleaser

Pierluigi Collina

Probably the greatest ever football referee

Tony Hawks

TV and radio comedian and bestselling author

Nasser Hussain OBE

Sky Sports Commentator and ex England Cricket Captain

Michael Acton Smith OBE

CEO and Founder of kids entertainment company Mind Candy and Co-Founder of Firebox.com

James Woudhuysen

Visiting Professor of Forecasting and Innovation at London South Bank University

Garry Kasparov

Former World Chess Champion and Activist

Jo Salter

Britain's first female fighter pilot

Linda Yueh

Leading authority on the global economy.

Frank-Jurgen Richter

Chairman of Horasis and Former World Economic Forum director of Asian affairs

Neil Laughton

Award winning entrepreneur and record breaking adventure-holic

Tremaine du Preez

Consultant, author and decision-making expert

Roger Nightingale

Leading British independent economist

John Sfakianakis

Director of Economics Research, Gulf Research Centre

James Palumbo

Founder of the nightclub and brand, Ministry of Sound

David Lim

Lead the first Singapore Mount Everest expedition

Ted Souder

Head of Industry, Retail at Google

Amy C. Edmondson

Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management

Kjell Nordstrom

Co-author of the best-selling "Karaoke Capitalism" and "Funky Business"

Dean Stott

Former British Special Forces Soldier

Robert Garbett

Founder and Chief Executive, Drone Major Group Limited

Roger Martin

Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School

Matt O’Neill

Futurist

Gyles Brandreth

Broadcaster, Novelist and Biographer

Jackie Huba

Bestselling author of three books on Customer Loyalty

James Averdieck

Founder of Gu Chocolate Puddings!

Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

Renowned Expert in Strategy and Cultural Change

Michael McGrath

First Disabled Person to Lead Expeditions to both North & South Poles. Founder National Charity

Oscar van Weerdenburg

Specialist in the field of cross cultural management, leadership development and negotiation

Gabby Logan

TV Sports Presenter

Dr Eliza Filby

Academic, speaker and broadcaster specialising in Generational Intelligence

Keren Elazari

Authority on Cyber Security and Hacker Culture

Dr William Tan

Neuroscientist and Medical Doctor - World Record Holder, Paralympian

Anil K Gupta

Prize-winning author and leading expert on strategy, globalisation and entrepreneurship

Dr Michio Kaku

Theoretical Physicist, professor, bestselling author, populariser of science

Salim Ismail

Best-selling author of Exponential Organizations

Daniel Silke

Independent Political Analyst and Keynote Speaker on International politics

Paul Craven

Globally Renowned Behavioural Economist

Jamie Bartlett

Journalist, Tech Blogger for The Telegraph and Author of The Dark Net

Luc Julia

Co-creator of the Apple Voice Assistant, SIRI

John Noble

Director at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) 2016-18

Dean van Leeuwen

The Moonshot Futurist

Bjorn Lomborg

The Sceptical Environmentalist

Daniel Domscheit-Berg

German technologist and cyber specialist

Beau Lotto

Founder and CEO of Lab of Misfits Studio

Nick Bostrom

One of the most influential "futurists" in the world.

Stephen Attenborough

Commercial Director at Virgin Galactic

Roger Fisk

Campaign strategist for Barack Obama's two successful presidential election campaigns

Kevin Eyres

Former European MD of LinkedIn and Angel Investor

Katja Dofel

Presenter for n-tv on business and the stock markets

Niall Breslin

Mental Health Advocate

Stephen Mangan

Actor

Lucy Adams

CEO of Disruptive HR and Former HR Director, BBC, United Kingdom

Kevin Kelly

International Speaker, Best Selling author and creator of the Xceptional Execution methodology

Kate Silverton

BBC Presenter and Journalist

Ollie Ollerton

Former UK Special Forces Member and Director at Break-Point

Stefan Engeseth

Author, Consultant & Guest Professor at the University of New York in Prague

Nick Jankel

Thought Leader, Leadership Futurist, Transformation Catalyst, Founder Switch On

Sir Chris Hoy MBE

Six Times Olympic Gold Medal winning cyclist

Warren Cass

Author & international speaker on the topic of 'Influence'

Haiyan Wang

Managing Partner of China India Institute

Amlan Roy

Big picture global macro and demographics thought leader with extensive global financial client engagements

Sir Stuart Rose

Current Chairman of Ocado Group Plc and former Chief Executive and Chairman of Marks and Spencer

Sir Iain Lobban

Former Director of Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in the United Kingdom

Richard Askam

Master of Conversation

Helen Clark

Former three term Prime Minister of New Zealand and Administrator of the UN Development Programme

Simone Vincenzi

Serial Entrepreneur and Business Launcher

Susanna Newsonen

The Happyologist

Rob Lilwall

Adventurer and Motivational Speaker

Nouriel Roubini

Chairman and CEO Roubini Macro Associates LLC

Yuval Noah Harari

Author of the international bestseller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Jason Manford

Comedian

Stephen King

Senior Economic Adviser at HSBC and ex-Group Chief Economist

Hagai M. Segal

Leading authority on geo-political, strategic issues and counter-terrorism

Sugata Mitra

Professor of Educational Technology working in the areas of Cognitive Science, Information Science and Educational Technology.

Yves Rossy

The first jet-powered flying man in the history of aviation

Malene Rydahl

Goodwill ambassador and expert on happiness

Arturo Cardelus

Former CEO of Ferrero

Ziauddin Yousafzai

Educator, human rights campaigner and social activist.

Jeremy Paxman

Author, Broadcaster, Journalist

Fredrik Reinfeldt

Prime Minister Sweden 2006-2014

Ken Blanchard

Author of "The One Minute Manager"

Rajan Datar

BBC Presenter/Reporter

Shawn DuBravac

Futurist and Trendcaster

David Price OBE

Learning Futurist and Co-Founder of We Do Things Differently

Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith

Former Leader of the Conservative Party and Former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Jack Straw

Former Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary under Prime Minister Tony Blair

Sir James Wolfensohn

Former President of the World Bank

Bertrand Piccard

Led the first ever circumnavigation of the globe in a balloon (The Breitling Orbiter)

L. Vaughan Spencer

Self- Help Guru and Gangster Motivator

Sean Brickell

Founder & CEO Life Impact Ltd

Dr Jacqui Taylor

Cyberpreneur, Top 10 Global IoT innovator, Smart Cities Tsar, UK Science Diplomat

Romano Prodi

Former Prime Minister of Italy

Mike Rayburn

Innovation Entrepreneur, Comedian, World-Class Guitarist and Keynote Speaker

Jeremy Nicholas

After-dinner speaker, awards show host, conference facilitator and keynoter

Chris Roebuck

Business Leader and expert on Transformational & Entrepreneurial Leadership for Success

Isabel Aguilera

One of the top 50 most influential executives in the world

Cate Trotter

Head of Trends at Insider Trends

Ricardo Semler

Author of Seven Day Weekend and a Visionary approach to employee-centric management

Nicola Hill

Journalist, Presenter and Moderator

Ken Hughes

Leading Shopper & Consumer behaviouralist

Leonard Brody

Award-winning entrepreneur, venture capitalist, best-selling author and two-time Emmy nominated media visionary

Yvonne Chia

Former Group Managing Director of the Hong Leong Banking Group

Monty Halls

Adventurer, former Royal Marines Officer, professional diver and trained marine biologist

Alan Knight OBE

Global Head of CR and Sustainability. ArcelorMittal

Richard Quest

CNN's Senior Business Correspondent and Presenter of Quest Means Business

Anna Bance

Founder of Europe's leading online rental website, GirlMeetsDress.com

Penny Mallory

World Class Thinking, World Class Behaviour - Psychologically Powered Performance

Duncan Duff

Presenter

F C

CEO, Hacker, Social Engineer

Terence Mauri

Future trends and disruption expert

Jim Lawless

The creator of Taming Tigers

Jason Ma

Boardroom/C-Suite Advisor & Global Business Rainmaker, Preeminent Next-Generation Leaders Mentor, Acclaimed Author, Leading Member of The B20 with The G20

Hannah MacLeod MBE

Double Olympic Medallist

Javier Bajer

Cultural Architect and Founding CEO of The Talent Foundation

Jamil Qureshi

Performance Psychology Practitioner; founder of JQED and creator of Mind Shaping

Dr Paolo Surico

Professor of Economics at London Business School

Anatole Kaletsky

Financial Journalist and Consultant

Norman Lamont

Former Cabinet Minister in Margaret Thatcher's Government

Rebecca Jones

Creator of Stretchy Thinking and Enterprise Within, Author and Mentor.

David Miliband

President and Chief Executive of International Rescue Committee

Claire Young

Entrepreneur and Apprentice Finalist

Oli Barrett MBE

Co-Founder of StartUp Britain, Tenner, Cospa and Speednetwork the Globe

Dan Cockerell

Former Disney Executive

Duncan Wardle

Former Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney

Thomas Bubendorfer

One of the world's foremost solo climbers

David Coulthard MBE

Former Formula 1 Racing Driver

Ray Hammond

Business Leader, Entrepreneur and Widely Published Futurologist

Winston Ben Clements

Brittle bones survivor, Resilience and Diversity Expert

Morinosuke Kawaguchi

Japan's leading futurist

Katinka Barysch

Analyst and Commentator on Economic and Political Developments in Europe and Globally

Nick Davies

Barrister & Founder of "The Really Great Training Company

Conny Czymoch

Journalist and international conference moderator

Kriss Akabusi

One of the UK's best known athletes

Theo Waigel

Former German Finance Minister

Christopher Gardner

Motivator and author of 'The Pursuit of Happyness'

David Schneider

Comedian & Social Media Expert (Tweeter)

Michael Solomon

Author of Consumer Behaviour: Buying, Having, and Being and Professor of Marketing at Haub School of Business, Philadelphia

Jeroen van der Veer

Former Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell

Melati Wijsen

Founder of Bye Bye Plastic Bags

Dave Stewart

Accomplished musician and one of the most respected multi-media entrepreneurs in the music industry

Digby Jones

Lord Jones of Birmingham, former Government Minister

Peter Goodman

European Economic Correspondent New York Times

Paul Mason

Award Winning British Journalist, Broadcaster and Author

Roberto Forzoni

Performance Psychologist

Parag Khanna

Managing Partner, Future Map, and International Bestselling Author

Jonathan Edwards CBE

Former Olympic, Commonwealth, European and World Champion in Triple Jump

Mark Schulman

World-class drummer who is unlocking the secrets to Hacking the Rockstar Attitude

Chad Hurley

Co-Founder of YouTube

Lars-Johan Jarnheimer

Chairman of IKEA Group, Former President and CEO of Tele2 AB

David Hieatt

Entrepreneur, Founder of Howies and Co-Founder of The Huit Denim Co

Dr Christopher Kutarna

Co-author Age of Discovery: Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Our New Renaissance

Jamie Edwards

Purpose driven leadership and business specialist

Dr Liberty Vittert

Mathematician and Statistician

Charles Leadbeater

Leading Authority on Innovation & Creativity

Tim Marshall

British journalist, writer and broadcaster

Tom Loosemore

Founder of the UK's Government Digital Service (GDS)

Alan Chambers MBE

Leadership and Team Motivation Expert, and Polar and Arctic Explorer

Rainer Hersch

Internationally recognised Conductor

Emma Crosby

Broadcast Journalist

Ramabadran Gopalakrishnan

Former Executive Director of Tata Sons, India's most global company

Cedric Dumont

Leader in the world of Base Jumping and Wingsuit flying

Angela Oguntala

Futurist

Martin Schulz

Senior Economist at Fujitsu Research Institute

Hal Gregersen

Executive Director MIT Leadership Center and Author of The Innovator's DNA

Ger Graus OBE

Global Director of Education , KidZania

Tony Fish

Board Director, Investor and mentor with innovation and high growth experience cutting across mobile, web and digital

Chip Conley

Head of Global Hospitality & Strategy, Airbnb

Alastair Lukies CBE

Founder of Monitise plc, Chairman of Innovate Finance and British Business Ambassador to PM on FinTech

Christiana Figueres

Executive Secretary UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 2010-16

Andrea Wong

Recent President, International for Sony Pictures Entertainment